Description:
This small sampler features over-one stitching, specialty stitches, some
pattern darning and lots of pretty, soft spring colors, including a lovely
overdyed silk thread from Gloriana
called "Highland Garden". This is the third in the seasonal
miniature sampler series.

Background Information:
Over the years I've received many requests for a series of smaller seasonal
samplers. Spring Sampler was in large part inspired by the colors in Highland
Garden, which seemed to me to cover just about every fresh shade of Spring.
I
decided to design some miniature over-one floral studies, and bluebirds
seem the perfect embodiment of the season, too. The focus specialty technique
I chose for this sampler is pattern darning, which imparts an understated
texture and elegance to the piece.

Stitching Comments:
Miniature
Spring Sampler was designed to compliment the other samplers in the series
while displaying a personality all its own.It's
rather challenging (lots of over-one), but since it's small, it's a project
that can be completed in a reasonable amount of time. I'd recommend using
a stitching frame for this piece to maintain even tension as the specialty
stitches are more easily accomplished, and the pattern darning needs a
stable fabric base as well. This sampler doesn't have any cutwork, unlike
the two previous samplers, which should make it appealing for those who
get too nervous cutting into their fabric! ;-)